Ode 3.

Fixed steadfastly with faith on the rays of the Lord, O Venerable, all-revered and wise in God, you besought with tears to achieve your desire; and so with joy you attained your hope.

Or Cross-Theotokion.

At the prayers of your Saint, O Word who love mankind, shine on my soul, darkened by wicked and harmful desires, and at the hour of the judgement free me from the darkness without light.

As with sobriety of mind you pictured the beauties of heavenly things, you were in no way present to material thoughts, Mother, but lightened on wings of non-possession you became wholly raised from earth.

Pure Mother of God, you have been revealed as higher than the Cherubim and Seraphim; for you alone received in your womb, O undefiled, God the uncontainable; and so all we believers with songs of praise call you blessed.

O Christ, who established the heavens in the beginning with understanding and founded the earth on the waters, establish me on the rock of your commandments; because none is holy but you, O only lover of mankind.

Kathisma. Tone 4.

You made your sacred robe radiant by ascetic toil and were offered as a gift to God incarnate, Venerable Mother, and inspired by God; while having received the grace of many kinds of healings, you abolish the haze of illnesses, blessed one, as you intercede that those who praise you may be saved.

Speedily accept our supplications, all-blameless Sovereign Lady and bring them to your Son and God; abolish the difficulties of those who have recourse to you; tame the devices and cast down the arrogance of the godless who have taken arms against your servants, O all-pure.

Speedily come to our help, before your servants are enslaved to foes who blaspheme you and threaten us, Christ our God; destroy by your Cross those who war against us; let them know how strong is the faith of the Orthodox, at the prayers of the Mother of God, only Lover of mankind.